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he used to say he was a liberal, but he was sayinne. i do not think i ever debated, discussed anybody in this line of work who had a better feel for the impact of what people in government did on the real-life people. he could imagine what life was like. one of his great second chance ideas was that there ought to be a universal scouting program for america for really young people. i have been out of montana and meeting with people. if every kid in america was in this, we would not have half the problems we got. ed said, no it wouldn't. we would have our less than this. we should let all of these kids have nothing else to do and disaffiliated and reconnected to the mainstream of life by giving them something positive to be a part of. mayor koch wrote 10 nonfiction books, for mr. rees and four children's books. -- four mysteries and four children's books. childhood obesity is the number one pandemic in america today. the mayor got a lot of laughs out of his soda remarks, but there is truth there. he was thinking about what life would be
he used to say he was a liberal, but he was sayinne. i do not think i ever debated, discussed anybody in this line of work who had a better feel for the impact of what people in government did on the real-life people. he could imagine what life was like. one of his great second chance ideas was that there ought to be a universal scouting program for america for really young people. i have been out of montana and meeting with people. if every kid in america was in this, we would not have half...
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. >> next, the japanese prime minister talks about trade relations with the united states. then the former leader of goldman sachs talks about whye
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for free transcripts or to give us your comments about this program, visit us at www.q-and- a.org. "q&a" programs are also available as c-span podcasts. next, your calls and comments on washington journal. live at 2:00 p.m. general speeches. >> at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies. during the revolution, while in her mid-40's, she was considered an enemy by the british, who threatened to take her hostage. later, she would become our nation's first first lady at age 57. meet martha washington, monday night, in the first program of c-span's new weekly series, "first ladies, influence and image." we will visit some places that influenced her life, colonial williamsburg, mount vernon, valley forge and philadelphia. be part of the conversation about martha washington with your phone calls, tweets, and facebook posts, live, monday night at 9:00 p.m. eastern on c- span, c-span radio and c- span.org.this morning, michigan governor talks about gun laws affecting his state. affecting his state.
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jack is no stranger to us. i met him there decades ago when i was a wide eyed congressman and he was a top aide for house speaker, tip o'neill. we became friends. he taught us a whole lot. i know that tip a tremendous influence on jack. it is clear that he shares the same work ethic and sense of duty. he shares another thing -- bipartisanship. speaker o'neill was renown for sitting down with president reagan and trying to work problems out. jack was heavily involved in that and continues to be. he is a bipartisan person who wants to be successful at working with both parties. you mentioned the issue with trust. there is no straighter shooter than jack lew. he is one of the most honorable, honest, and decent men in washington. when he gives you facts, they are backed up with research. from the time i knew jack when he started in tip o'neill's office, he would always outline both sides of the argument and give each without bias. he would tell you where he came down, but he always let you make your own judgment. t
jack is no stranger to us. i met him there decades ago when i was a wide eyed congressman and he was a top aide for house speaker, tip o'neill. we became friends. he taught us a whole lot. i know that tip a tremendous influence on jack. it is clear that he shares the same work ethic and sense of duty. he shares another thing -- bipartisanship. speaker o'neill was renown for sitting down with president reagan and trying to work problems out. jack was heavily involved in that and continues to be....
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it cost us a lot more. it costs us more because it is much more difficult to pick up the pieces when everything has come crumbling down. the red area is a major category. let's start with access. on the show, we have gone around the country in free screenings. dear barry affordable, at their sponsored by local facilities. -- they are very affordable. with that one simple mission for the sale. to empower you to take control of your help. we try to accomplish that every day in the studio. each year, we also did the road to bring our message directly to you. the share, we launched our biggest program ever helping thousands of americans. this year, we have embarked on our most ambitious campaign yet. the treated a 15 minute physical -- we created a 15 minute simple. philadelphia, pittsburgh, washington, d.c., tampa, portland, and kansas city. going to need folks who are scared about finding out their numbers. we'll have to have them trust us. >> your neighbor in need. >> i have been neglecting my health. all co
it cost us a lot more. it costs us more because it is much more difficult to pick up the pieces when everything has come crumbling down. the red area is a major category. let's start with access. on the show, we have gone around the country in free screenings. dear barry affordable, at their sponsored by local facilities. -- they are very affordable. with that one simple mission for the sale. to empower you to take control of your help. we try to accomplish that every day in the studio. each...
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we have to chip away at the extra cost that holds us back. -- crust that holds us back. we have about 200 people who work on the program. we pull together -- i will go through some best practices. you can take, and began to use. texas has a big texas from debt initiative. these big competitions that are organized. one school will fight the game for another company or school. online training opportunities are huge. we started the show, we started a web business. that website gets about 100 million page views a month now. part of the reason is there is a voracious appetite for unadulterated health information. give the information they trust for the department of defense approached us and we are building the fitness portion of the army's website. this is what all of our veterans will be using that law allows them and their families and employees of the military to benefit from a slew of different tools. no advertising on the site. these are buildable endeavors. the infrastructure exists. if you do nothing else, take the real age test. it will tell you how old your body thi
we have to chip away at the extra cost that holds us back. -- crust that holds us back. we have about 200 people who work on the program. we pull together -- i will go through some best practices. you can take, and began to use. texas has a big texas from debt initiative. these big competitions that are organized. one school will fight the game for another company or school. online training opportunities are huge. we started the show, we started a web business. that website gets about 100...
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what a great opportunity for us. we can boost manufacturing and have a stable supply of domestic energy. we can reduce our reliance on foreign imports. some are shaky. we can put a hell of a lot of people to work. in the last two, we put many to work fracking gas and oil. we have been doing it for 69 years. the president hailed the benefit of american energy and crude, gas, and oil. but he did not say is that these sectors have thrived in spite of the federal government and not because of it. the surge in unconventional oil and gas is made possible industry and the development -- if the government wants to help and not hurt, they can start by opening up new plants. the government owns about 60% of our land mass. no problem, but let's open it up. the government can open a predict it will and their regulatory environment. there are on and on lawsuits all about trying to hand her to one political interest group. there are roadblocks. everywhere i go, are we going to get the pipeline? when we left the market, we got a sh
what a great opportunity for us. we can boost manufacturing and have a stable supply of domestic energy. we can reduce our reliance on foreign imports. some are shaky. we can put a hell of a lot of people to work. in the last two, we put many to work fracking gas and oil. we have been doing it for 69 years. the president hailed the benefit of american energy and crude, gas, and oil. but he did not say is that these sectors have thrived in spite of the federal government and not because of it....
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that gives us a privilege, it gives us time. if we frit they are time away, if we don't deal with the core problem, which is spending new york matter what you try to do on revenue wecks will have lost this opportunity we have to get our fiscal house in order while we have low interest rates. the other problem, as we see it is growth. if we keep chasing higher spending with higher taxes, we will sacrifice growth. the best way is to get people back to work, in good jobs, with good wages, paying taxes, and getting spending under control. and so when we talk about taxes, and tax reform, this is something for the ways and means committee, something we'll discuss here, loopholes are part of tax reform. closing loopholes which is what we prepro posed for years is the necessary pay-for to get tax rates down to have a globally competitive tax code, to help businesses, to create jobs, to get people back to work. if we use loopholes to chase higher spending, we are foregoing tax reform and missing our opportunity for economic growth. that,
that gives us a privilege, it gives us time. if we frit they are time away, if we don't deal with the core problem, which is spending new york matter what you try to do on revenue wecks will have lost this opportunity we have to get our fiscal house in order while we have low interest rates. the other problem, as we see it is growth. if we keep chasing higher spending with higher taxes, we will sacrifice growth. the best way is to get people back to work, in good jobs, with good wages, paying...
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tell us about the project. guest: we have been around for 43 years brett where a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low-wage and unemployed workers. we want to make sure that people who work for a living have a fair shot at rising on a letter of economic opportunity and being part of the secure middle- class. we advocate for the unemployed to make sure they have adequate state and federal safety net will they are looking for jobs and there is adequate and appropriate job training for people who need new skills. we'll work on behalf of low-wage workers to make sure the minimum wage is set at a competitive level and the wage laws we have in this country are adequately enforced especially on behalf of those who are low-wage workers for it would look to protect people who have criminal records or perhaps poor credit history from unfair job discrimination. certain people should not have certain jobs and using only get a job with which you are qualified. there are many barriers in this country. we will make sure t
tell us about the project. guest: we have been around for 43 years brett where a nonprofit that advocates on behalf of low-wage and unemployed workers. we want to make sure that people who work for a living have a fair shot at rising on a letter of economic opportunity and being part of the secure middle- class. we advocate for the unemployed to make sure they have adequate state and federal safety net will they are looking for jobs and there is adequate and appropriate job training for people...
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we trust law enforcement to trust us-to protect us. we used -- we trust firefighters to protect us. this is a tool. this is technology that is maturing. it is not very difficult for you to go to one of these. the technology is there today. what we're really focused on is how will the faa regulates these things and how will they be used? host: years and that, if a hobbyist want to go to wherever they buy, they'll have to put my affirmation about the purposes for what they want other than 125 on the weekend with my kids? guest: in the death they bill the congress passed last year, there was a specific exemption for the modeling community. it is important to note that unmanned aircraft has evolved almost as bad as manned aircraft almost a hundred years. it is a common pastime, modeling. you can use than for a whole host of different things. woodhull will clearly be regulated? host: when those issues are decided, will the faa be the final authority? guest: the faa regulates our national airspace, so anything that flies. the faa doesn't really get involved in the purpose of the flight an
we trust law enforcement to trust us-to protect us. we used -- we trust firefighters to protect us. this is a tool. this is technology that is maturing. it is not very difficult for you to go to one of these. the technology is there today. what we're really focused on is how will the faa regulates these things and how will they be used? host: years and that, if a hobbyist want to go to wherever they buy, they'll have to put my affirmation about the purposes for what they want other than 125 on...
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states can use. i think this is very much open to president obama as he takes to the house. he talks about the desire to work together for a true balanced approach, not a balanced approach that is not balanced. he could be met halfway by john boehner and the house republicans. that saves the country. it is my pleasure to call up my former budget committee chairman. it is nice to be part of a group with people you have read about in history books. this fellow i did serve with. jim nussle. >> thank you. hopefully not in the history books in just yet. i am jim nussle from iowa. i am the former house budget chairman. i learned a lot from watching them work together. and the people on this stage. they have all had a hand in working the process to a successful conclusion many times while the serbs in congress. i am co-chair of the committee for responsible federal budget. we thought it would be important to tap the resources of people who have actually been there, done that, had a number of teachers to the
states can use. i think this is very much open to president obama as he takes to the house. he talks about the desire to work together for a true balanced approach, not a balanced approach that is not balanced. he could be met halfway by john boehner and the house republicans. that saves the country. it is my pleasure to call up my former budget committee chairman. it is nice to be part of a group with people you have read about in history books. this fellow i did serve with. jim nussle....
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used to ride manatees all the time. they are a lot of fun. >> you know what else is fun, the monkey that rides the dog at rodeos. they can say monkey, you can't ride that dog. >> or you can't make that monkey ride that dog. >> you think they are make the monkey ride the dog? i thought the monkey wanted to ride the dog. >> we have to understand that federal government could interfere with the ability to have monkeys trained to ride dogs. >> if this is what you are trying to stop, i'm in. >> surely the tea party patriots know what is really important. like paul revere before me, i would ride to warn america no matter how long it takes. it was time to exercise my constitutional rights as an american. >> ride theman tease. >> first i had to endure the jack booted echo prop and good yanch you can reach out and touch them with an open hand be very gentle. >> sort of like strip club rules. give them extra money and you get to go in the back. i know the drill. my moment had arrived. as i looked upon the majestic beasts, one que
used to ride manatees all the time. they are a lot of fun. >> you know what else is fun, the monkey that rides the dog at rodeos. they can say monkey, you can't ride that dog. >> or you can't make that monkey ride that dog. >> you think they are make the monkey ride the dog? i thought the monkey wanted to ride the dog. >> we have to understand that federal government could interfere with the ability to have monkeys trained to ride dogs. >> if this is what you are...
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the way most of us get health care. i do not think was a look at immigrants and say, how are they going to get health care? the simba members of congress and health care. it is the simple as they are probably going to get health care. i want to say to everybody here. i want to say to those who have come here. i will butcher your name. i want to say to both of you, we have a bill. it was introduced to the gentle lady from california. for 10 years i insisted nothing happened on any particular part of a comprehensive immigration reform unless we did it all. last year, i think a good faith to show we wanted to work with everybody we said 50,000, i would not object. we did not want you to get something while everybody else lost something. it comes from the very first day with your wife. we believe we should welcome you and your talents and at this into how to make a distinction between serving you and bring your taught them being sacrificing the fact your family might not be there with you. with the that is important. i will
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you can always send us e-mail. "the chicago tribune" picked up the story, talking about a wide range of issues. gun violence is the main topic of the speech. the reporter says -- part of the speeches today look to congress and what they should do. here is what he had to say. gu[video clip] >> ivory -- i recognize not everybody has to agree with our issues. different from upstate and downstate illinois. these proposals deserve a vote in congress. they deserve a vote. [applause] and i want to thank those members of congress who are working together in a serious way to try to address this issue. host: playing off of that repeated phrase, that is the question we propose to you, whether you think they deserve a vote. whether you do or don't, you could call on the lines that represent you. we have put this on twitter as well. facebook 2. we had about 20 responses when we first started the program. here are a couple of them to get your sense of what is going on. christopher says they do deserve a vote. duane clem as this,
you can always send us e-mail. "the chicago tribune" picked up the story, talking about a wide range of issues. gun violence is the main topic of the speech. the reporter says -- part of the speeches today look to congress and what they should do. here is what he had to say. gu[video clip] >> ivory -- i recognize not everybody has to agree with our issues. different from upstate and downstate illinois. these proposals deserve a vote in congress. they deserve a vote. [applause]...
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, control us, manipulate us, and drain us. host: do you blame your local government, which is the one that instituted this? or the federal government? caller: both. host: rob is a democrat in new york. i think red lights ever pretty much become yellow lights now in my experience. the number of red lights that are being blown seems to be an epidemic. it does generate revenue. the city's backs are against wall. they need different types of revenue. observing as a pedestrian and a driver, it's a good idea. host: stanley in long island, new york, independence. -- independent line. caller: good morning. i have sprayed my license plate with that stuff that you cannot read the number of the plate. host: is that legal? caller: i don't know. host: have you ever gotten pulled over from it? caller: it could be fog on the camera. host: but a police officer could read it? caller: sure. host: why don't you want the cameras to see your license plate? are you trying to get away with a crime? caller: i never do crimes, but sometimes these thin
, control us, manipulate us, and drain us. host: do you blame your local government, which is the one that instituted this? or the federal government? caller: both. host: rob is a democrat in new york. i think red lights ever pretty much become yellow lights now in my experience. the number of red lights that are being blown seems to be an epidemic. it does generate revenue. the city's backs are against wall. they need different types of revenue. observing as a pedestrian and a driver, it's a...
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you can send us a tweet or you can give us a phone call. and we welcome our listeners on c-span radio. the area code here is 202. the numbers are on your screen. our guest is kim gandy. there's this. guest: because that's the way it was originally passed. it would be ideal, obviously, to have this be permanent, to not have to come back to congress every five years or six years or seven years and it's -- it's a huge drain on resources of advocates. it was passed in 94 and it wasn't reauthorized again until 2000 and then it wasn't reauthorized again until 2005 and then we've now been working, we're on the third year trying to reauthorize it this time. so it's a huge drain of advocates' time that we would wrath ber spending in direct service. host: but clearly there are laws on the book if any man abuses a woman, if any man hits or injures or kills somebody there are laws in the book to -- that would go after them. so why do you need this act as well? what's the difference between what our laws already in play on the books and what this act do
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we use a tool to track our referrals and use data to drive how we respond in a proactive way. we of turner in school suspension rooms into planning centers -- we have turned our school suspension rooms into planning centers. it launched this year our now teams. now means "not on our watch." we think about the top level. of these tools -- some of these drill up. an opportunity to do this. so does it work? i want to share a couple of statistics about cleveland. we have improved the conditions for learning in grades five through 12. our student attendance is up 1.5%. our student behavior has declined from 233.1, including significant reductions in disruptive behavior is, harassment, intimidation, and a decrease in at a school suspensions. this is important. i've been addressing channel 19 . today's news in cleveland as about the wrong thing. it is what we do inside our schools to make sure they support keeping us informed and making sure our kids are safe and supported. thank you very much. [applause] >> congratulations, eric. very impressive. our next presenter is at home. this
we use a tool to track our referrals and use data to drive how we respond in a proactive way. we of turner in school suspension rooms into planning centers -- we have turned our school suspension rooms into planning centers. it launched this year our now teams. now means "not on our watch." we think about the top level. of these tools -- some of these drill up. an opportunity to do this. so does it work? i want to share a couple of statistics about cleveland. we have improved the...
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the merger of american and us air, giving us only four major airlines and less competition. comcast buying nbc universal, also reducing competition. the very wealthy getting a trivial increase in taxes while the payroll tax of working people will go from 4.2% to 6.2%. colossal salaries escalating again, many subsidized by tax payers. the postal service ending service on saturday. what's the picture you get from that montage of headlines? >> well, for me it is captured by the european word "austerity." we're basically saying that even though the widening gap between rich and poor built us up, many of the factors that plunged us into a crisis, instead of dealing with them and fixing that problem, we're actually allowing the crisis to make the inequality worse. the latest research from the leading two economists, saez from the university of california in berkeley, and piketty in france confirms that even over the last five years of the crisis, through 2012, the inequality of wealth and income has gotten worse, as though we are determined not to deal with it. all of those headli
the merger of american and us air, giving us only four major airlines and less competition. comcast buying nbc universal, also reducing competition. the very wealthy getting a trivial increase in taxes while the payroll tax of working people will go from 4.2% to 6.2%. colossal salaries escalating again, many subsidized by tax payers. the postal service ending service on saturday. what's the picture you get from that montage of headlines? >> well, for me it is captured by the european word...
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does that actually address the issues that we have in front of us? no. it is not a sufficient solution. >> my time has run out. the question i have for you and for all advocates of immigration reform is whether you want a political solution or policy solution. if it won a political solution you have to insist on a pathway to citizenship. you're going to be republicans over the head on this issue. everyone a policy solution there is good will here in the house of representatives for us to come together and have a pragmatic solution to the current problem we have and solve and modernize the immigration system for years to come. thank you. >> the gentleman from illinois is recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. i would like to say that while we have been here every minute, someone has been deported. most of those deported have committed really no crime. other than working in the united states which is a misdemeanor the last time attacked. they are raising their families, they are contributing. there's always the question about pa
does that actually address the issues that we have in front of us? no. it is not a sufficient solution. >> my time has run out. the question i have for you and for all advocates of immigration reform is whether you want a political solution or policy solution. if it won a political solution you have to insist on a pathway to citizenship. you're going to be republicans over the head on this issue. everyone a policy solution there is good will here in the house of representatives for us to...
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none of us do. if we can't get our hamburger within five minutes -- if we can't get on the plane within 30, 40, 50 minutes after going through, you know what happens. they start calling their member of congress. >> but to jonathan's question, you're going to scrub everything to make sure the priority is safety and usability, right? >> number one is safety. always has been, always will be. we never take a back seat when it comes to safety. we will never compromise safety ever. never have and never will. yes, sir. >> do you agree with the administration's position that this is a manufactured crisis, one manufactured by your former house colleagues? >> i think republicans need to step up here. i served for 14 years. during those 14 years, i was -- 12 of those years i was in the majority party. speaker gingrich was the speaker. he worked with then-president bill clinton. we balanced the budget five of those fourteen years. it meant that there was compromise. this requires compromise. this requires repub
none of us do. if we can't get our hamburger within five minutes -- if we can't get on the plane within 30, 40, 50 minutes after going through, you know what happens. they start calling their member of congress. >> but to jonathan's question, you're going to scrub everything to make sure the priority is safety and usability, right? >> number one is safety. always has been, always will be. we never take a back seat when it comes to safety. we will never compromise safety ever. never...
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that don't use engines and, um, vehicles such as tractors. >> i think tax dollars should be used for evacuating animals from disasters because animals don't exactly have the intelligence we do. so they can't really help themselves. they need help more than we do. >> uh, yeah. i think there is too much animal abuse in this country. and, um, when i have to pay taxes, that's what i want it to go towards. >> most of the teens we spoke to agree. they say spend the money, save the pets. if this issue is important to you, look into joining the efforts of animal rescue organizations, such as the aspca. >> this report is brought to you by tech now on usa today. >> the big news coming out of the 2013 international toy fair here in new york city is the new robotics revolution. we are seeing more robotically enabled toys than ever before, and none are more impressive than lego's mindstorms ev-3. these are build-your-own-robot kits. right out of the box you have all the pieces and parts to build any number of different variations on robots. they actually do movements like this. the snake reaches
that don't use engines and, um, vehicles such as tractors. >> i think tax dollars should be used for evacuating animals from disasters because animals don't exactly have the intelligence we do. so they can't really help themselves. they need help more than we do. >> uh, yeah. i think there is too much animal abuse in this country. and, um, when i have to pay taxes, that's what i want it to go towards. >> most of the teens we spoke to agree. they say spend the money, save the...
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it is hard for us to understand there was nobody like us. whatever they did mattered. it was important. >> let's take a snapshot. this was from the first census ever done. the census maker was thomas jefferson. here are some of the facts they gathered about the noon -- the united states. the 13 states had a population of just under 4 million. 750 of those were black. only 9% were free. the per capita income, $437. if you look back before the war, it was almost double that. the largest cities in the country, new york, philadelphia, and boston. what should we learn about those three large cities? >> two of those 13 states are not yet members of the union. both north carolina and rhode island held back when the rest of the union adopted the constitution. america was overwhelmingly a rural, farm based society. there were three roads in 1800 that cross. the united states was a nation in name only. it was pre state nations. it was new england, the middle states, and the south. each of them had one major city. philadelphia, the largest city in the nation, with all of 40,000 p
it is hard for us to understand there was nobody like us. whatever they did mattered. it was important. >> let's take a snapshot. this was from the first census ever done. the census maker was thomas jefferson. here are some of the facts they gathered about the noon -- the united states. the 13 states had a population of just under 4 million. 750 of those were black. only 9% were free. the per capita income, $437. if you look back before the war, it was almost double that. the largest...
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and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pursuant to the permission granted in clause 2-h of rule 2 of the rules of the u.s. house of representatives, the clerk received the following message from the secretary of the senate on january 31, 2013, at 5:34 p.m. that the senate passed without amendment h.r. 325. signed, sincerely, karen l. haas. the speaker pro tempore: the chair lays before the house a communication. the clerk: the honorable the speaker, house of representatives. sir, pu
and may the lord bless us, protect us from all evil, and bring us everlasting life, amen. the speaker pro tempore: the chair has examined the journal of the last day's proceedings and announces to the house his approval thereof. pursuant to clause 1 of rule 1, the journal stands approved. the chair will lead the house in the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under god, indivisible, with...
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states can use. i think this is very much open to president obama as he takes to the house. he talks about the desire to work together for a true balanced approach, not a balanced approach that is not balanced. he could be met halfway by john boehner and the house republicans. that saves the country. it is my pleasure to call up my former budget committee chairman. it is nice to be part of a group with people you have read about in history books. this fellow i did serve with. jim nussle. >> thank you. hopefully not in the history books in just yet. i am jim nussle from iowa. i and the former house budget chairman. learned a lot from watching them work together. and the people on this stage. they're all out of hand in working the process to a successful conclusion many times while the serbs in congress. i am co-chair of the committee for responsible federal budget. we thought it would be important to tap the resources of people who have actually been there, it done that, had a number of teachers to th
states can use. i think this is very much open to president obama as he takes to the house. he talks about the desire to work together for a true balanced approach, not a balanced approach that is not balanced. he could be met halfway by john boehner and the house republicans. that saves the country. it is my pleasure to call up my former budget committee chairman. it is nice to be part of a group with people you have read about in history books. this fellow i did serve with. jim nussle....
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to most of us, most of the order in the world seems planned. it took a lot of planning to organize this event today. took a lot of planning to organize the c-span network. it takes a lot of planning to build automobiles, create airlines. all of the things we see in the world takes planning. why is there food in the groceries every day? you think that must be planned but, in fact, the most important order in society are not planned. they are way beyond the ability of any person or group of people to plan. that's not just a point about the economy. think about language. nobody planned the english language. it arose spontaneously it evolved just like the french language, the russian language. there are a few languages that have two things in common, they were designed by human beings, they were planned and no one speaks them. all the languages that people speak are examples of spontaneous order. law, i know we're here in the ray burn -- rayburn office building and everybody thinks they are involved in making law. the fact is, law evolves spon spon
to most of us, most of the order in the world seems planned. it took a lot of planning to organize this event today. took a lot of planning to organize the c-span network. it takes a lot of planning to build automobiles, create airlines. all of the things we see in the world takes planning. why is there food in the groceries every day? you think that must be planned but, in fact, the most important order in society are not planned. they are way beyond the ability of any person or group of...
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speaker, to remind us all what president kennedy told us, he said, let us not seek the republican or democratic answer but the right answer. let us not seek to fix the blame for the past but let us accept our response responseability for the future. mr. davis: that's where we stand today with this looming sequestration. it's time to get beyond the party politics, time to stop the blame -- blaming and finger pointing. the truth is, it took both parties, the house, the senate and the president, to approve sequestration. and it's going to take both parties, republicans and democrats, a house, a senate, and the president, to resolve it. the decisions we will have to make won't be easy. and no one, no one will get everything they want. but that's why we were elected. that's why our constituents, that's why they entrusted us to serve in this body. so let us take this opportunity to do the job that we were sent to washington, d.c. to be in this house, the pri ledge of serving in this house, let's do our jobs. do what our constituents sent us to do. let's put aside the partisan politics, let
speaker, to remind us all what president kennedy told us, he said, let us not seek the republican or democratic answer but the right answer. let us not seek to fix the blame for the past but let us accept our response responseability for the future. mr. davis: that's where we stand today with this looming sequestration. it's time to get beyond the party politics, time to stop the blame -- blaming and finger pointing. the truth is, it took both parties, the house, the senate and the president,...
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you can also join us on our facebook page or send us an e- mail. journal@c-span.org or tweet @cspanwj. why has there been gender inequality? guest: the answer has deep historical roots. violence is the enforcement mechanism to keep women down. the greater physical strength is what has tipped the scale historically. once those things began to happen and once the inequality, the gap widens, then it gets hard. in many cases, there are benefits that men accrue from having women pushed them. we need to in light of a lot of these men in that the future is coming and women are going to be empowered. you can either go with the flow, evolve, embrace it and it will be a better world, or you can get washed away. host: looking back at history, it has been less than 100 years that women have even had the right to vote. if you look at the debate prior to allowing women to vote, how are we doing in this country when it comes to gender equality or inequality? guest: we're doing better than most except for the nordic countries. we still see pay inequity and health
you can also join us on our facebook page or send us an e- mail. journal@c-span.org or tweet @cspanwj. why has there been gender inequality? guest: the answer has deep historical roots. violence is the enforcement mechanism to keep women down. the greater physical strength is what has tipped the scale historically. once those things began to happen and once the inequality, the gap widens, then it gets hard. in many cases, there are benefits that men accrue from having women pushed them. we need...
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i voted for the rule, which allows us that opportunity. let us take it. the change -- changes house republicans made in their version significantly weaken its provisions. i want to say some republicans. i want to make that clear. not all. and protecting victims of domestic violence and empowering law enforcement to keep our people safe from these crimes. the house republican bill owe mitts critical protections for native americans, for lgbt americans and for immigrants. furthermore, the house republican bill removes protections for students on campus, victims of human trafficking and those who've experienced rape or stalking. why? why not protect everybody, all americans? when we fail to protect all victims, abusers can get away with the abuse and repeat it. maments, congress ought not to be playing -- madam speaker, congress ought not to be playing with the lives of women and all those who suffer from domestic violence. we it owe it to the families, law enforcement, prosecutors to make sure that the violence against women act work and can meet the challe
i voted for the rule, which allows us that opportunity. let us take it. the change -- changes house republicans made in their version significantly weaken its provisions. i want to say some republicans. i want to make that clear. not all. and protecting victims of domestic violence and empowering law enforcement to keep our people safe from these crimes. the house republican bill owe mitts critical protections for native americans, for lgbt americans and for immigrants. furthermore, the house...
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us are. -- all of us are. >> how difficult was it for you to make the transition from being that of an advocate to that of a journalist. >> i don't think i have made the transition. [laughter] [applause] you are always hoping to persuade your colleagues and sometimes you are successful. some years ago, my senior colleague assigned a descent to me. the fullnessente - of time, the decision came out 6-3 and my decision was the decision for 6. if you don't prevail at the conference and the vote goes the other way, you are hoping that your descent will be so powerfully persuasive that maybe you will pick up another vote. it does not happen very often. it is rare, but hope springs eternal. [laughter] so- >> you mentioned some things you would like to see to change and improve in the future like resurrecting the equal rights amendment. thinking about the way the supreme court carries out its work in particular, is there anything you would like to see changed during your time or beyond? >> there is one thing that i would night -- not like to see change. the supreme court is a rather old-fashio
us are. -- all of us are. >> how difficult was it for you to make the transition from being that of an advocate to that of a journalist. >> i don't think i have made the transition. [laughter] [applause] you are always hoping to persuade your colleagues and sometimes you are successful. some years ago, my senior colleague assigned a descent to me. the fullnessente - of time, the decision came out 6-3 and my decision was the decision for 6. if you don't prevail at the conference and...
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the car use went down, the bicycle use went up. higher parking fees are very effective in decrease in car use and increasing other modes of use -- in decrease in car use iqi 5u9 it was quite effective. another thing, peter talked about the parking permit. in amsterdam, you have to wait two and half years before it because you -- you have to wait two and a half years for the parking permit. >> people except they can just not have a car. in amsterdam, the other modes of transport are so well-organized, it is just like in the hague, a car is more of a new sense that a create a car is more of a nuisance and liability. it is expensive. the other modes of transport are much more convenient. >> ok, mike, you have a question? use the microphone, please. >> separated bike paths in the united states are controversial, and they're slowly catching on. how important is it to have those facilities in place? is it maybe a quarter of importance, 50% of the attraction for people to take their bikes? i'm wondering how important it is. >> i think tha
the car use went down, the bicycle use went up. higher parking fees are very effective in decrease in car use and increasing other modes of use -- in decrease in car use iqi 5u9 it was quite effective. another thing, peter talked about the parking permit. in amsterdam, you have to wait two and half years before it because you -- you have to wait two and a half years for the parking permit. >> people except they can just not have a car. in amsterdam, the other modes of transport are so...
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they allow us to be the way that we use the technology -- use the technology. that is incredibly powerful. that is overall what you really want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology, such that all the complication lies in the use. it is like a nice perk. the single layer you interact with -- that is why voice recognition has taken off to the degree it has and why siri is so interesting, this notion that you can talk, you can see what you're thinking, transcribe an e-mail, transcribe a text or research. that is the way you navigate and have every day of your life. there is a whole set of technology in supercomputers that with your voice, you can do them -- you can do with them what you want to do. >> is something akin to a walled garden, to ration, is that not such a bad thing? >> the application system that exists in apple is very curated, but absolutely beautiful. the reason why i do not think that is a bad thing is because it has raised user's expectations for design. people did not used to think about design or appreciate it. the fact tha
they allow us to be the way that we use the technology -- use the technology. that is incredibly powerful. that is overall what you really want to have happen, to be able to whittle away the technology, such that all the complication lies in the use. it is like a nice perk. the single layer you interact with -- that is why voice recognition has taken off to the degree it has and why siri is so interesting, this notion that you can talk, you can see what you're thinking, transcribe an e-mail,...
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or send us an e-mail. we will begin this e-mail with the hill newspaper and the house and house republicans proposing $30 million a year to fund cops in schools' programs. mark meadows and six other house republicans have proposed legislation that it spent $30 million a year on federal grants to help put police officers in schools across the country. according to a recent poll, 53% of americans believe increasing police presence at schools would be very effective in preventing future tragedies. -- we are getting your take on this this morning. armed guards in the schools as part of an overall effort to tighten gun laws. a democratic caller in florida, curtis, go ahead. caller: i'm a die-hard democrat, and i wish you would give democrats -- do not feel like it is fair. the issue of the armed guards, you're asking for cheaper -- i am active duty. i was in vietnam. you're asking for trouble. the media does it too much coverage -- what i mean, these guys in a fantasy world, i'm concerned that the media elevate
or send us an e-mail. we will begin this e-mail with the hill newspaper and the house and house republicans proposing $30 million a year to fund cops in schools' programs. mark meadows and six other house republicans have proposed legislation that it spent $30 million a year on federal grants to help put police officers in schools across the country. according to a recent poll, 53% of americans believe increasing police presence at schools would be very effective in preventing future tragedies....
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they are using an ax to do this and france is using new clippers. -- nail clippers. we do not seem to be getting rid of any of our many civil servants in the next coming years. unemployment is rising, factories are closing, entrepreneurs are leaving and europe is getting worried. we expect france to show europe the way as one of its most committed members. you did that in mali and we pay tribute to you. that means one thing, of course. france has to propose a vision for the whole of europe. what we need to come up with today together is a model for european solidarity. kathleen trautman has just said that. your opportunity, mr. president, is that now we need to decide on the european budget right to the end of this decade. our problem is that today, a round the table of counsel, no one has done this, apart for one later with respect to their own budget. you need to win over yourself. there is no question that the u.k. have the right of veto, but france has the right of veto as well. mrs. thatcher had the right of veto. but they felt that they had to look after the de
they are using an ax to do this and france is using new clippers. -- nail clippers. we do not seem to be getting rid of any of our many civil servants in the next coming years. unemployment is rising, factories are closing, entrepreneurs are leaving and europe is getting worried. we expect france to show europe the way as one of its most committed members. you did that in mali and we pay tribute to you. that means one thing, of course. france has to propose a vision for the whole of europe....
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the challenges of the future could cripple us, undermine us. we could go the way of other great civilizations. but i know that will not happen. i have a deep and abiding faith in america. i know that will not happen because there is a reservoir of strength and persistence allen love and determination. i know that will not happen because america is full of people who understand the principles of those who came before us, that echo in their hearts with the words of martin luther king from a prison cell in april of 1963, when he penned those words, "we are all caught in an inescapable network of individually, tied in a common garment of destiny. we will survive and thrive because we know that we can deal with the true enemy in our midst, which will be always our inability to come together as a people." that is the story of our founding which echoes within our documents, that exists in the pledged that children say, that say we are one nation under god, indivisible. the preamble to our constitution starts with "we, the people of the united states o
the challenges of the future could cripple us, undermine us. we could go the way of other great civilizations. but i know that will not happen. i have a deep and abiding faith in america. i know that will not happen because there is a reservoir of strength and persistence allen love and determination. i know that will not happen because america is full of people who understand the principles of those who came before us, that echo in their hearts with the words of martin luther king from a...
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thank you for being with us. news of the weekend and comments made by the vice- president who continues his travels through europe including a conference taking place in munich, germany. he says the u.s. is ready for direct talks with iran if they are ready for negotiations. guest: this is then try to open a back door and front door negotiations. part of the challenges, we have made these and treaties. the question is whether the i italia is going to avail himself of them. i am in favor of doing everything possible to see what is necessary and to explore the feasibility of avoiding a conflict with iran if iran is ready to reach an accommodation that stops its nuclear weapons program. if it does so in a way that is verifiable. after all, i think the last thing the united states wants to do is to go into another conflict with the wrong. i think they want to test the willingness. so far despite the best intentions ever since he became president, they have rebuffed these efforts. host: there is a limited time. becaus
thank you for being with us. news of the weekend and comments made by the vice- president who continues his travels through europe including a conference taking place in munich, germany. he says the u.s. is ready for direct talks with iran if they are ready for negotiations. guest: this is then try to open a back door and front door negotiations. part of the challenges, we have made these and treaties. the question is whether the i italia is going to avail himself of them. i am in favor of...
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never say he was a missing person with anti-government use. the u.s. and france have agreed that military operations in mali should be handed over to united nations mission as soon as possible. french forces entered northern mali three weeks ago, launching aerial strikes against islamic militants. today, the french president held talks with american vice- president joe biden in paris. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has volunteered to become the first person sent into space by his country's fledgling space program. he made the offer during an address to sciences a week after it ran successfully sent a monkey into orbit. corruption on a scale never previously seen. that is help police in europe are describing a match fixing scheme involving up to 700 football games around the globe. more than half of those were in europe and now the very integrity of the sport is being questioned. our correspondent tim frank has the details. >> the global game is at risk from a global crime network. what had long been feared that only quietly talked about was toda
never say he was a missing person with anti-government use. the u.s. and france have agreed that military operations in mali should be handed over to united nations mission as soon as possible. french forces entered northern mali three weeks ago, launching aerial strikes against islamic militants. today, the french president held talks with american vice- president joe biden in paris. iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad has volunteered to become the first person sent into space by his...
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the future is with us all and it for us to work together. we need to reach for the highest as a people and grow together. this was amazing and i encourage all my other republican brothers and sisters to unite and embrace the democratic ideals and work together. >> what stood out to you? what did you particularly connect with? craig: i connected with -- caller: we have teen pregnancy, we have gun violence, education is the answer. if we grow together and ib vest in our young we deserve the troubles. if we do invest in our people as early as from little kindergarten -- to the early education and we invest and keep our eye on the ball through high school and to technical school and community colleges and beyond. if we can envest in our children -- invest in our children we can whip all issues. we all say that. we always say if we only had education, if we learned more about others and other people then we can grow together. >> we're taking your calls for a few moments. we're awaiting the g.o.p.'s response from marco rubio. you're looking at the
the future is with us all and it for us to work together. we need to reach for the highest as a people and grow together. this was amazing and i encourage all my other republican brothers and sisters to unite and embrace the democratic ideals and work together. >> what stood out to you? what did you particularly connect with? craig: i connected with -- caller: we have teen pregnancy, we have gun violence, education is the answer. if we grow together and ib vest in our young we deserve the...
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"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotional union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversial part of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering of emotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is crucial, why it is not replaceable depending on temperament or taste, with other forms of activities or intimacy. that is some of the reason i think this vision of marriage gets marriage wrong. it misunderstands the human we have after. you might ask what difference it makes, why it is not just enshrined, this alternative vision of marriage in the law? i think to get a handle on that question we have to first ask why we recognize marriage at all. a puzzling thing. usually the less personal a relationship is, the more the state is involved. our business partnerships, but not so much
"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotional union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversial part of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering of emotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is...
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"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotnal union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversiapart of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering ofmotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is crucial, why it is not replaceable depending on temperament or taste, with other forms of activities or intimacy. that is some of the reason i think this marriage -- a vision of marriage gets marriage wrong. it misunderstands the human we have after. you might ask what difference it makes, why it is not just enshrined, this alternative vision of marriage in the law? i think to get a handle on that question we have to first ask why we recognize marriage at al. a puzzling thing. usually the less personal a relationship is, the more the state is involved. our business partnerships, but not
"newsweek" tells us there are 500,000 polyamorous relationships in the us. i think there is no relevant distinction between those and two man in love. both have the emotnal union and have what makes a marriage. even the idea that it is a sexual relationship, perhaps the least controversiapart of most people's vision of marriage emma becomes harder to explain. if all that contributes to marriage is a certain fostering ofmotion and tenderness, then it is hard to see why sex is crucial,...
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do stay with us. last night, the world's biggest music stars were out in force for the grammy awards. mumford and sons walked away with a problem of the year. there were a lot of memorable performances. >> it is the record industry's biggest night of the year. >> taking away all six of the grammys she was nominated for. this was a much more open thing. the new, young, hipsters dominating. the word was authenticity rather than finely polished pop. >> welcome to the greatest music show on earth, the grammy awards. >> taylor swift open the show. adele won the battle of the divas. >> we worked so hard. to make it look so easy. see you later. >> it was the old with the new. joining bruno mars on stage in a night that also featured on an john. justin timber like was also behind the mic after a long time away making movies. d brought home song of the gear. the most prized grammy of the night went to british band mumford and sons. a great night of old faces, new names, and big stars. a little bit of everythin
do stay with us. last night, the world's biggest music stars were out in force for the grammy awards. mumford and sons walked away with a problem of the year. there were a lot of memorable performances. >> it is the record industry's biggest night of the year. >> taking away all six of the grammys she was nominated for. this was a much more open thing. the new, young, hipsters dominating. the word was authenticity rather than finely polished pop. >> welcome to the greatest...
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for those of us in uniform, we are very much appreciated so we can avoid the use of force but we remain ready to do so if necessary. you have moved diplomacy into the 21st-century. your nice -- you recognize there are limits to hard power. you use both hard power and soft power. you utilize social media and town halls. you have been one of the staunchest supporters of the military more than any secretary of state in my career. i expect you will slow down a bit. maybe you can add a tony award for your grammy award. adding to the list of your distinguishh -- we do join me? -- would you join me? >> hillary clinton will be receiving an award. secretary hillary clinton, distinguished herself by superior service while serving as a secretary of state from 21, january 2009 to 1 february, 2013. she has provided outstanding support of all operational efforts of the joint military forces rolled wide, executing her smart power strategy of combining military strength with capacity and global economics, aid, and technology. she enhanced the role of diplomatic and defense initiatives in the internatio
for those of us in uniform, we are very much appreciated so we can avoid the use of force but we remain ready to do so if necessary. you have moved diplomacy into the 21st-century. your nice -- you recognize there are limits to hard power. you use both hard power and soft power. you utilize social media and town halls. you have been one of the staunchest supporters of the military more than any secretary of state in my career. i expect you will slow down a bit. maybe you can add a tony award...